Ukiyo-e Educational Catalog · Record 65548

Futami-ga-ura in Ise Province (Ise Futami-ga-ura)

Artist / 作者
Utagawa Hiroshige歌川広重
Date / 年代
1859
Medium / 技法
浮世絵 / Ukiyo-e / Edo / mfa
Digital record / 画像記録
1056 × 1500 px
Source collection / 所蔵元
Museum of Fine Arts Boston
Published by / 公開者
青木ソラ
Rights / 権利
Commercial license required
Attribution / 表記
Museum of Fine Arts Boston

Catalog note / 解説

Mt. Fuji is seen across a wide expanse of calm sea from the beach at Futami, Ise Province, with the ""husband and wife"" rocks in the foreground. The rocks off the Ise peninsula resonate with Japan’s tradition and folklore while the distant Mt. Fuji is bathed in a rosy glow from the horizon. This is an unusual positioning of Fuji, at such great distance from the front of the picture plane. (from “View from an Enchanted Window: Hiroshige and Mt. Fuji” exhibition, 3/16/2006-) **************** Like the painting displayed nearby, this print depicts an unusual scene of the Meoto Iwa (literally “Wedded Rocks”) in Ise Province, where Mount Fuji is said to be visible at about the time of the summer…

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